Just arrived through the post my new RED topped v5 bike certificate. I read the letter it came with and it says there was a theft of a load of green certificates ,dont know if it appeals to all areas ,no doubt it will.  Ilive just south of glasgow  . ANYONE ELSE got one yet?  m

Hi EMDEE :)
Yeah i got mine 3 weeks ago, thought it was just a new type of  V5,
and more waste  of funds 
                                                                                                                                                                             

got the new style one with my new toy a couple of months ago, got one through for the car but still waiting for the other bikes one to come through - suppose our taxes have to be spent on summit                                                                                                                                                                              

 I got the red version for one of mine about 3 wks since,.. they should have had better security in the first place, stop the old ones gettin nicked!                                                                                                                                                                             

got a few come though for bikes and car dont see how changing them will help if your buying and it has a V5 you will still buy it then you find out later its nicked or ringed
                                                                                                                                                                             

Hmm we havnt had any new style ones arrive yet, and we got new cars in September

Not had them for the bikes either,

Are the old ones going to be invalid now ??                                                                                                                                                                              

  I thought of that question too Shell.   When I thought I'd lost my V5 (log book) I enquired as to how much to replace it and was told £25                                                                                                                                                                                   

expect I'll be getting 1 of the new ones through the post shortly for the Beemer, what already suprised me was the new style MOT certificate that came with the bike                                                                                                                                                                             

6 cars and bikes one new log book 4weeks ago i suppose they'll get round to the rest one day
                                                                                                                                                                             

YEH it surprised me the new one thought it was a scam. SHELL  acording to attatched  letter the old one should be disposed  of.[not binned unless shredded eh?].                                                                                                                                                                             

Well when eventually we get the new ones will shred the old ones, wonder how long it will take em to do em all?                                                                                                                                                                             

Arr yes the new mot paperwork cheap or what lol just more cost cutting from the goverment                                                                                                                                                                              

  A new V5 came thro the post for my son's car, no letter of explanation tho, and no info as to what to do with the current one.                                                                                                                                                                               

yeah, I always thought the term was mot CERTIFICATE, now its been downgraded to mot cheapo computer printout                                                                                                                                                                              

I've just had a look at one of mine I've had since Feb this year and its RED, never noticed it was different from others.
                                                                                                                                                                             

  So the theft happened a while ago then?                                                                                                                                                                              

Looks that way Sandi. I bought my bike in March and received the red V5 at the time, unless they were planning to change them anyway and the theft is just an excuse for wasting money.
                                                                                                                                                                             

With the new MOT paperwork it is now just a receipt to confirm that the details are held on the VOSA database.                                                                                                                                                                              

Paperless that is the way things are going. I read somewhere, I think MCN web site, that it has been proposed to do away with insurance certificates, paper part driving licences etc. This apparently to embrass the computer age. All these details are held on central data bases making cetificates not worth the paper they are written on. Number plate recognition tells all. If you are buying a vehicle it is best to do the relevent validity checks.   I do like to have the paper work!                                                                                                                                                                             

I had one ages ago. Thought it was to do with age related bikes. Apparently not.